At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Portfolio Manager role will be supporting the Enterprise Cloud portfolio team reporting to the Director – Portfolio Management, and work with senior Technology leaders to manage the Operating Expense plan with a strategic focus on expense optimization. The successful candidate will have deep Opex analytics and financial management experience, relentless attention to detail, executive presentation experience, and the ability to build and leverage positive relationships with the team and partners.
Our ideal candidate is highly organized with effective communication/storytelling skills and a bias towards action. You show up with passion, are not afraid to challenge the status quo or thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Partner with the Portfolio team and partners to help define, plan, and build the technology Opex portfolio for  Enterprise Cloud.

Manage day-to-day Portfolio activities such as resourcing, financial modelling, trending, and risk & opportunity identification.

Take ownership in managing and ensuring successful financial and operational outcomes across the portfolio - gathering status updates and escalating delivery risks when needed.

Build strong partnerships with technology, finance, and business stakeholders to maintain and deliver against technology roadmaps.

Develop recommendations by connecting the dots between seemingly disparate conversations, workstreams, and data, and synthesizing feedback.

Enable Executive leadership decision making through development and presentation of metrics and insights covering areas of operations, delivery, finance and business.

Collaborate effectively and build key relationships with stakeholder teams to identify and manage milestones and overall plan.

Promote awareness and transparency by keeping stakeholders informed of key decisions and relevant timelines.

Support development of change management initiatives, implementation strategy, and enabling tools/processes.

 

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Data Analytics and Financial modeling

7+ years of Portfolio or Program Management experience, in a large technology organization.

Ability to execute and maintain high performance under tight timelines. 

Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others.

Preferred Qualifications

Superb written and verbal communication; advanced or expert Excel, PowerPoint and visual presentation skills.

Problem solving and root cause identification skills.

Cloud Technology knowledge along with experience with Clarity, Ariba, Vivar, Oracle, Hire and Fieldglass would be an added advantage.  

Literacy in financial modeling/analysis; should be able to connect strategy to financial results.

Excellent at building relationships and inspiring others.

Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.

Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations.

Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

Competitive base salaries Bonus incentives Support for financial-well-being and retirement Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.  

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.